CENTERSTATE CEO REPORT: 55 PERCENT OF AREA FIRMS EXPECT TO BOOST HIRING THIS YEAR, DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds just over half of nearly 200 contributors surveyed (55 percent) expect an increase in jobs and hiring in 2019, down 3 percent from last year’s projections.

At the same time, three-quarters of those surveyed anticipate increased sales or revenue in 2019, down 1 percent from the 2018 projections.